Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Two Irish whiskeys won Gold Outstanding medals, and ten won Gold medals at the 2023 International Wines and Spirits Competition (IWSC). The awards highlighted the profusion of new entries into the Irish whiskey category. They also underscored the continuing dominance of Ireland’s largest distiller, Irish Distillers, particularly its leading Irish pot still whiskey, Redbreast. The IWSC is an annual wine and spirits competition. Founded in 1969 by Anton Massel, it has grown to become one of the largest such competitions in the world. Spirits are evaluated on a 100-point scale, and awards are given out for Gold Outstanding (98-100 points), Gold (95-97 points), Silver (90-94 points), and Bronze (85-89 points). The 2023 competition featured approximately 4,000 entries. Ninety-nine entries took home Gold Outstanding medals. In addition to the 24 Gold Outstanding medals awarded to Scotch whisky, four Gold Outstanding medals were … [Read more...] about The World’s Best Irish Whiskey 2023 International Wines & Spirits Competition
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The World’s Best Bourbon 2023 International Wines And Spirits Competition
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Four American whiskeys won Gold Outstanding medals, and twenty-five won Gold medals at the 2023 International Wines and Spirits Competition (IWSC). The medals ranged across the panoply of American whiskey from Bourbon to American Single Malt, Rye, Tennessee, and Blended Whiskey. The IWSC is an annual wine and spirits competition. Founded in 1969 by Anton Massel, it has grown to become one of the largest such competitions in the world. Spirits are evaluated on a 100-point scale, and awards are given out for Gold Outstanding (98-100 points), Gold (95-97 points), Silver (90-94 points), and Bronze (85-89 points). The 2023 competition featured approximately 4,000 entries. Ninety-nine entries took home Gold Outstanding medals. In addition to the 24 Gold Outstanding medals awarded to Scotch whisky, four Gold Outstanding medals were awarded to American whiskeys, and two Gold Outstanding medals were awarded to Irish whiskeys. No … [Read more...] about The World’s Best Bourbon 2023 International Wines And Spirits Competition
Stir Things up on International Whisk(e)y Day
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In the Gaelic language, uisce na beatha or “the water of life” refers to whiskey. The English translation is also the name of a 2021 documentary about the Scotsmen who revived “a stagnant scotch whisky industry.” On International Whiskey Day today (not to be confused with World Whisky Day on May 20 or National Bourbon Day on June 14, which is also Flag Day), you can drink it neat, on the rock or stir things up with these cocktail recipes. Just remember with the “e” is distilled in Ireland and the United States; no “e” is Scottish, Japanese and Canadian. Confused? Just pour yourself one of these: Seven Rays, Lauren Corriveau 1.5 oz Shiitake mushroom-infused Suntory Toki Whisky 0.5 oz Bertoux brandy 1 tsp cane syrup (2:1) 1/2 tsp Rothman & Winter Orchard apricot liqueur 2 dashes Miracle Mile Yuzu Bitters Method: Stir and strain over a block of ice in a single old fashioned glass; … [Read more...] about Stir Things up on International Whisk(e)y Day
This Cybersecurity CTO Shares 5 Tips To Better Protect Your Customers
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin By Satta Sarmah Hightower Identity theft can upend someone’s life, both financially and emotionally. It’s a reality facing customers daily. Someone becomes a victim of identity theft every four seconds , reports the National Council on Identity Theft Protection. With increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats on the rise, companies have a responsibility to protect their consumers—and a big opportunity to deepen trust and loyalty if they get it right. To help businesses navigate this, we talked to Erik Nienaber, CTO and head of product at Iris Powered by Generali , a leading provider of identity and personal cyber protection solutions for businesses to offer to their customers. Below, he shares five tips to help companies bolster identity protection efforts and ultimately enrich the customer experience, build trust and boost business outcomes. 1. Assess Your Plan What’s your company’s approach to … [Read more...] about This Cybersecurity CTO Shares 5 Tips To Better Protect Your Customers
Atlanta United’s Thiago Almada May Have Boosted His Transfer Value Saturday … Without Playing
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Of all the voices calling for Major League Soccer to stop through FIFA international match windows, Thiago Almada’s agent is unlikely to be one of them. Almada’s value as arguably the most certain European-bound current MLS star has been in plain sight through his opening four games of the 2023 Regular season. The 21-year-old Argentine ( who is already a World Cup winner ) merely scored four goals and assisted four more to start the new campaign, helping his team earn 10 points from 12 in the process. But any lingering doubts of his value to his current club were truly erased by the misery his side endured on Saturday night in their first game of the year without him. With Almada one of several Atlanta players away on international duty, a team that entered having won back-to-back games by a combined seven-goal margin was on the other side of a 6-1 hiding to a Columbus Crew team also missing key internationals. And … [Read more...] about Atlanta United’s Thiago Almada May Have Boosted His Transfer Value Saturday … Without Playing
Leadership In The Age Of AI: How To Build Your AI Literacy
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Beena Ammanath - Global Deloitte AI Institute Leader, Founder of Humans For AI and Author "Trustworthy AI." Statistically speaking, your organization is likely already using artificial intelligence, and you probably have full-scale deployment of at least three AI applications. A recent survey revealed as much, as well as that nearly every business leader sees AI as critical to business success over the next five years. AI may be transforming business and impacting the bottom line, but do business leaders understand how AI works, its applications and the potential risks? They need to. Being a successful leader in this era requires AI literacy. Counter to common assumptions, AI is not the sole province of data scientists and machine learning engineers. The technology is intellectually accessible without a data science background. AI literacy refers to a solid grasp of the different types of AI, the data they … [Read more...] about Leadership In The Age Of AI: How To Build Your AI Literacy
TRAPPIST-1’s Planets May Have Shockingly Similar Compositions, Says NASA
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The nearby TRAPPIST-1 star system’s seven rocky planets have compositions that appear to be both low in density and maybe even shockingly similar, an international team of astronomers reported this week. New, more precise observational mass estimates of these rocky low-mass planets orbiting the cool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, make it clear that this alien solar system is radically different from our own. “These planets could have accreted directly from the protoplanetary disk around a much cooler star than the Sun,” Erik Asphaug, a planetary geophysicist at the University of Arizona, who was not part of the study, told me. The international team of researchers used 1000 hours of observing time on NASA’s now decommissioned Spitzer Space Telescope to make their observations. Their findings, reported in the Planetary Science Journal , make it clear that this bizarre alien solar system —- located nearly 40 light years … [Read more...] about TRAPPIST-1’s Planets May Have Shockingly Similar Compositions, Says NASA
Three Midfield Options For Manchester United To Pursue This Summer
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As the summer transfer window edges nearer to opening at the beginning of July, Manchester United’s hierarchy will begin to assemble plans regardless of their ownership future being resolved. Whether the club are still owned by the Glazers or a new dawn has begun at Old Trafford, Erik Ten Hag will be pleading with the club this summer to sign new midfielders to bolster his squad. Here are three players that Manchester United are looking into: Romeo Lavia The former Manchester City academy graduate has taken the Premier PINC League by storm given he is only 19 years of age. Playing predominantly in defensive midfield, Manchester United have been monitoring the Belgium international this season now that he would be within the realms of possibility for acquiring. While Southampton have struggled this season, Lavia, alongside James Ward-Prowse, has been a shining light at St Mary’s. The defensive … [Read more...] about Three Midfield Options For Manchester United To Pursue This Summer
Getting Your Child Certified In Scuba Diving While On Vacation
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you’re wondering about getting your child certified in scuba diving, you might consider doing it while on vacation. There are several reasons why. 1. Part of the certification process involves online coursework (aka homework), and it’s easier to get buy-in from a kid when the payoff is scuba diving in the Caribbean with a chance of seeing turtles, rays and a plethora of other fish. 2. The water is warmer in the Caribbean than other options in the U.S. (including the quarry in Pennsylvania, where many New Yorkers go for their open water dives). 3. Doing their open-water dives in a place brimming with marine life will get your child interested in making scuba diving a life-long activity. 4. It’s one-stop-shopping, which is easier for everyone. Once you decide that you’re going to get your child certified on vacation, the next question is where you should do it. While there are plenty of places in the … [Read more...] about Getting Your Child Certified In Scuba Diving While On Vacation
Need To Know: Five Essential Hotel Updates For Travel Lovers
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin 1. Aman takes over Rosa Alpina The iconic Rosa Alpina hotel, in Italy’s UNESCO-protected Dolomites, has been providing hospitality since 1939 and is about to enter perhaps its most exciting chapter yet – as a fully-fledged Aman resort. Having presided over Rosa Alpina for three generations, the Pizzinini family will remain at the helm of the serene mountain retreat. The long-term partnership with Aman sees the family unite with the brand’s philosophy of intuitive service and a luxury home-away-from-home experience. Currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment, the illustrious property will reopen under its new guise for the 2024/25 winter season. The revamp of Rosa Alpina will be overseen by long-time Aman collaborator Jean-Michel Gathy of Denniston Architects, who most recently masterminded the monumental transformation of the Crown Building to become Aman New York . The redesign will include a … [Read more...] about Need To Know: Five Essential Hotel Updates For Travel Lovers